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Other Books by Diana Wynne Jones

DOGSODY
(AN ALA NOTABLE BOOK)
"His power circumscribe... of his dog's body, the exiled... the daughter of an Irish p... a perilous quest of his own.  Unusual seriocomic science fantasy." - ALA Booklist

POWER OF THREE
"A powerful curse threatens to destroy the moor and its inhabitants: Giants, lumbering creatures with noisome machines; Dorig, shape-shifters who live underwater; and mound people with magical powers.  The setting is present day England, the Giants humans, the mound folk and Dorig descendants of the ancient Fairy inhabitants of Britain, and the moor is to be flooded to provide water for London....  Fast paced and suspenseful." - School Library Journal

CHARMED LIFE
"This vivid tale of witchery unfolds one teasing bit at a time, until the final climactic whoosh.  Cat and his sister Gwendolen are orphens in... a world slighty askew with enchantment.  Readers experienced in the ways of fantasy and mystery will enjoy piecing together what happens." - ALA Booklist

THE MAGICIANS OF CAPRONA
"The author has a remarkable talent for creating time which never was yet seems believably familiar.  The imaginary duchy of Caprona has fallen upon evil times.  The powers of the Montanas and the Petrocchia, the two chief 'spell-houses,' are declining; a wicked enchanter is at work undermining the charms which once defended the city from its foes....  A gorgeous concoction of humor, suspense, and romance." - Horn Book

Front flap:
When They threw Jamie out to the Boundaries, he was at first too shocked and amazed to  make much sense of it.  He'd been told he could go Home if he found himself in the right world, but life seemed to be a succession of strange countries, some pleasant, most dangerous, where survival was all that mattered.

Little by little, though, Jamie realized that there was a curious logic in things - he wasn't the only Homeward Bounder, for one thing, though some, like Ahasuerus and the Flying Dutchman, had been trying to get Home for a very long time.

But Jamie decided to try and do more than that.  Together with some other Homeward Bounders - Helen, who could do some extraordinary things with her withered arm, Joris the demon hunter (and Konstam his master) - and other friends, he plotted to oppose Them direct, in the fortress which seemed to be Their chief stronghold.

This is a remarkable, powerful story, full of unexpected events and ideas, which will absorb and fascinate all those who read it.

Back flap:
DIANA WYNNE JONES was raised in the village of Thaxted, in Essex, England.  She has been a compulsive storyteller for as long as she can remember, enjoying most ardently those tales dealing with witches, hobgoblins and the like.  She is the author of several books for young readers including Dogsbody, an ALA Notable Book; Power of Three, Charmed Life, and Magicians of Caprona.  (See the back of this jacket.)  She has also written three plays for children and a novel for adults.  Ms. Jones lives in Bristol, England, with her husband, a professor of English at Bristol University, and their sons.